Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-13
NORTH CAROLINA.
EEws NOTES GATHERED FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
The special-Tax Bond caseS-A Conference
with the Governor-The North
State Baptists.
rsneclal TELEGRAM to the Dlspst,h.l


RALEIGH, \. O., November ED
ward l.. Andrews, Of New York, had
protracted conference with Governor
Scales to-day. Andrews represents Nor
ton. Bliss d Co. and the holders OF anna
iority of. North Carolina special-tax
bonds. No details Of the meeting have
been made public, rs information has
been refused, but it has been ascertained
that the appeal of the State from the de-
cision of Judge Bond in favor OF the
special tax bondholders will probably he
heard by the Supreme Court of the
United States the first week of April.
A similar case from Louisiana will be
reached on the docket ut the trial, hence
the early hearing of the North Carolina
case. which it was thought would he
longer postponed. Andrews also had a
conference with some leading officials OF
the State, and it is expected that some
developments regarding the public debt
of the State will soon ensue.
The people of the town of Snow Hill,
Greene county, have had very decided
sensation. A quarrel between two we'll
known white citizens had a serious re-
suit. Lynch challenged Mr. d. Pate to
fight duel, and threatened if he did not
fight him he Nynch) would kill Pate,
whereupon a warrant was issued and the
sheriff, summOning a posse, attempted
the arrest Of Lynch, who took refuge In
his own house and defied the sheriff.
The latter with his force guarded the
house all night. Finally, after twenty
four hours siege, Lynch surrendered.
He was bound over to keep the peace
and for his appearance at the next term
of the Superior Court.
The Supreme Court will next Monday
begin hearing arguments of appeals from
the Eighth district One very impor-
tant case viii come up. 1t is the State
against Patterson, from Cabarrus coun-
ty, and involves the question as to the
right Of a citizen TO sell on the premises
brandy made OF fruit grown on his own
land without license.
The grand jury in Swain County SUI
perior Court has returned true bill
against Alien De Hart for murder.
The residence at KinstOn occupied by
B. f. Delmar. and owned by Dr. f. NJ.
Rountroe, was burned yesterday after
noon. Loss $1,000, with $500 insurance.
The Cleveland county commissioners
have extended for sixty days the time
for the completion of the survey of the
Southern and Western Airline railway.
This will be ample time for the work to
be finished.
Your correspondent had a long inter
view to-day with that earnest worker
and pleasant gentleman, Rev. DR.. G. I.
Bailey, editor OF the Bijiicai Recorder,
and president OF the Baptist State Con-
vention. The convention assemblies mt
Durham next Wednesday in its annual
session, and it was the special purpose
to ascertain from Rev. DR.. Bailey the
work of the denomination in this con
vention for the wear now almost closed,
so that il might be presented i'll the
SundQy Djsp0fch The North Carolina
Baptist Convention embraces in its iu-
risdiction all the State save the counties
west of the Blue Ridge. These are IN
the Western convention, which has a
membership Of %, 900 white Baptists in
those counties. 1t has an entirely sepa-
rate organization, and held its conven-
ton some weeks since.
The reports for the North Carolina
Convention, which, il must be borne IN
mind, consists only Of white Baptisis,
show what earnest work has marked the
year now ending. There are eighty-one
missionaries employed by the State Mis-
sion Board in all parts of the State, For
this purpose $4,000 was raised during
theyear, all of which was expended. For
foreign missions the amount raised was
SIS. 800 for home missions, g., 1850; for
education. 50, 500; for the orphanage at
Townsville. where there are now seven
ty-five orphans under the kind superin-
tendance of Mr.. John II. Mills; for Sun
dav-school work and the supply-store,
$4,000. All these sums have passed di-
rectly through the hands of the treasurer
of tie convention. Besides, thousands
upon thousands Of dollars have been con-
trihuted by the association and applied
directly. As an example: Tar-kiver
Association raised $1,000 which it ex-
pended for missionaries in its own
boundaries. There are seventy-eight
woman's missionary societies in the oon-
vcntion's bounds, and these raised
81, 700.
During the year thirty new churches
were built and paid for. Some of these
are handsome buildings. One, at
Greensboro, cost $4,000, and several
cost So, 600 each. There are now 300
churches. The gain III membership du-
ring the year approximates 10000 very
closely, and brings the total up to $780,
GOO. which DR.. Bailey considers the cor
rect figures. At the last report there
were 10000. There are now eighty
seven associations, three new ones hay
ing been formed during the year.
The Sunday-school work IS tiourlshlng.
It is earnestly and faithfully prosecuted.
There are over | 200 Sunday schools, or
nearly one for every church, and there
are at least $4,000 children in them. So
the work goes on for young and old.
The convention will next year enter
with spirit into the work of cOlpOrtage.
II is matter which will receive the spe-
cial attention Of the body at its session
next week.
Wake-Forest College is making a
grander record this year than ever be-
fore 1t has now exactly 200 stu
dents. 1t is doing a great work, and is
q power of good, which is felt in every
part of the State. 1t has Just completed
and occupied a laboratory which cost
$50, 600, and is supplied with the best
apparatus and appliances. The labora-
tory is considered to have no superior in
the South.
DIR. Bailey says there is no strife or
dissension among the Baptists in the
convention. The reports show that all
are united and harmonious. Besides the
1870, 600 members Of this convention and
the 2j,000 Of the Western Convention
there are 200 of the Waccamaw Is. c. }
Convention who live in Columbus conn
ty and 1900 Primitive Baptists. Besides
this great body of white members of this
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